CubeSat
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A CubeSat is a class of small satellite with a form factor of 10 cm cubes. CubeSats have a mass of no more than 2 kg per unit, and often use commercial off-the-shelf components for their electronics a
Ncube-2, a Norwegian CubeSat (10 cm (3.9 in) cube)
1U CubeSat structure
Scientist holding a CubeSat chassis
Near-Earth Asteroid Scout concept: a controllable solar sail CubeSat
International Space Station
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The International Space Station is a space station in low Earth orbit. It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, ESA
CubeSat
…lb) per unit, and often use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for their electronics and structure. CubeSats are deployed into orbit from the International Space Station, or launched as secondary payloads on a launch vehicle. As of January 2026, the Nanosatellite & CubeSat Database records 2,973 CubeSats launched, out…
Obverse view in October 2018
A painting of Apollo–Soyuz, a first milestone in international spaceflight
Comet Lovejoy photographed during Expedition 30
Michael Foale conducts an inspection of the Microgravity Science Glovebox during Expedition 8.